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Answer for the clue "Penultimate round of a competition ", 9 letters:
semifinal

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context sports English) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final. 2 ''(General)'' A competition that narrows a field of contestants (''semifinalists'') to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final. ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also semi-final , 1867, from semi- + final . As a noun from 1868.

Usage examples of semifinal.

Stuart Wilson, the fellow whom Heap defeated in his semifinal match, is caddying for him.

Barry Hume isn't here to receive his bronze medal for reaching the semifinals.

I was already making a complex cascade bet for heats, semifinals, and final on the Warrior Queen, with a double on jousting and a parallel reverse bid for no dragon, so I didn't listen to her very closely.

She had ripped through the heats, semifinals, and finals in short order, and stood in first place.

On March 28, Hillary and I competed in the semifinals, from which four students plus two alternates would be chosen to participate in a full-blown trial to be written by a third-year student.

If my performance in the semifinals was the best public speaking of my law school career, my effort in the Prize Trial was the worst.

So I arranged it with Werner, and in the semifinals I was back out in right-center field.